Barolo, Rocche di Castiglione, 2020
One of the most famous crus in Barolo, Rocche is a steep, south-east facing Castiglione Falletto vineyard. Brovia’s plot was planted in 1966 at 350m. The high proportion of sand here means about 70% of the soils are dry, producing wines of great nerve and minerality. Aged in large used oak casks for two years.
critic reviews
Here is another excellent wine from Brovia. The 2020 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is angular and sharp with fine, firm tannins and a beautiful bouquet that opens slowly to tart cherry aromas, blue flower, crushed stone and fleur de sel. Those mineral sensations cut right into the finish, giving shape and contouring. This is a generous vintage with bright, accessible and incredibly charming qualities. Production is 5,000 bottles.
The 2020 Barolo Rocche di Castiglione is a sexy, racy wine. Pliant and deep, the 2020 is a great example of this site. Soft contours wrap around a core of dark red fruit, kirsch, spice, menthol, new leather and licorice. Time in the glass brings out the wine's stunning inner perfume, that most Rocche of signatures. Deep and layered, with exceptional balance, the 2020 is a striking, captivating wine that captures the best the vintage had to offer.